. DREER'S SEEDS have been for Sixty-eight Years a Standard Among the Best Gardeners of this Country for Undoubted Purity and Excellence. Cultural Directions given are for latitude of Philadelphia. Farther South plantings should be made earlier ; in the North, later. ARTICHOKE. Artischoke, Ger. Large Green Qlobe. Artichaut, Fr. Ahachofa, Sp. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; \ lb., $ Jerusalem Artichoke. Distinct from the Globe, and propa- j;ated Ijy and for its tubers. Largely used for pickling and for feeding stock. Price of tubers, qt., 15 cts.; peck, $; bu., $ (2 lbs., by mail, 50
. DREER'S SEEDS have been for Sixty-eight Years a Standard Among the Best Gardeners of this Country for Undoubted Purity and Excellence. Cultural Directions given are for latitude of Philadelphia. Farther South plantings should be made earlier ; in the North, later. ARTICHOKE. Artischoke, Ger. Large Green Qlobe. Artichaut, Fr. Ahachofa, Sp. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; \ lb., $ Jerusalem Artichoke. Distinct from the Globe, and propa- j;ated Ijy and for its tubers. Largely used for pickling and for feeding stock. Price of tubers, qt., 15 cts.; peck, $; bu., $ (2 lbs., by mail, 50 cts.) ASPARAGUS 5EED. Spars;el, Ger. Asperge, Fr. Esparrago, Sp. One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; 4 to 5 lbs. to the acre. CULTURE.—Sow in April or May, in rows 1 foot apart, and keep clenn by frequent hoeing. When two years old trans- plant into permanent beds, wliich shindd be well and deeply manured and trenched to a deplh of 18 inches. On the ap- proach of winter cover with manure or compost; fork the beds early in spring, and apply a dressing of salt or kanit at the rate of 600 lbs. an acre. Cut for use the second year after plant- ing. Dreer's Special Circular on Asparagus Culture Free. DREER'S Eclipse. (See cut.) This variety is the result of a most careful selection and " breeding up " to the large type, yet retaining that delicate light green color and tender quality desired. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts. Argenteuil. This variety is largely grown in France for the Paris market. The stalks grow to a mammoth size, some- times weighing as much as 4 ounces each. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz , 20 cts.; \ lb., 40 CIS. Barr's Mammottl. A fine, large-stemmed green variety. Pkt., 5 Cts.; 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts. Conover's Colossal. Large and productive. Pkt., 5 cts.; 07, , 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts. Palmetto. An early, prolific and very desirable variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts. Donald's Elmira. Of mammoth size, fine quality. Pkt., 5 cts.;
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